See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurants is giving consumers a chance to sample its world-famous Jamaican patties for free, as it celebrates its 4th Annual National Jamaican Patty Day (NJPD). The event takes ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King The family of a Brooklyn-based Vincentian retiree murdered in her brother’s home after returning to her native land 40 days ago to attend the funeral of her mother is pleading with ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Tequila Minsky On July 29 in Prospect Park, the D’Radoes Steel Orchestra opened an afternoon folk arts festival in Prospect Park, which through music, words, dance, puppets and theatrical presentations shared the cultural expressions ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Maria Grazia Giammarinaro Maria Grazia Giammarinaro* is UN special rapporteur on trafficking in persons GENEVA, July 30, 2018 (IPS) — States around the world must act now to strengthen their efforts to prevent and ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Tangerine Clarke Mayor Bill DeBlasio recently honored Fly Jamaica Airways’ executive director and co-owner, Mrs. Roxanne Reece, with a citation for the stellar service the carrier provides to the Diaspora, and for her years ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Vinette K. Pryce Emancipation Day holds a special significance to the historic evolution of Jamaica. Marked annually on Aug. 1, it is the date in 1838 that a proclamation declared freedom from slavery. In ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon This party gets a rave review! A travelling Caribbean dance party will make its Brooklyn debut this weekend. The “West Indian Rave Tour,” in Prospect Heights on Aug. 11, combines elements of ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Isaiah’s Temple of Mt. Hope Spiritual Baptist Church, a faith-based organization in the East New York section of Brooklyn, will next Friday night honor at least three outstanding members of the ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon Hundreds of music lovers packed Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn to watch reggae band Meta and the Cornerstones perform on July 28. The band was the musical entertainment of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership’s ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Terrance Woodbury, Senior Analyst with Brilliant Corners Research Immigrant children have been ripped from the arms of their parent’s arms and detained in cages at our borders. Muslims have been effectively banned from entering ...